sudbury education - freedom for childern
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A presentation prepared for the Students for Liberty Regional Conference in Amsterdam, september 27, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
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Sudbury Education: Freedom for childern
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Educational system outdated
Was designed for the industrial age
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Characteristics of system
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What is Education?
Education ≠ schooling
Education = universal development of skills and knowledge, any time, any place.
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Human capacity
Learning is an inborn capacity
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Value compassDegree/exams
Pre-fixed curriculum
TalentIndividual curriculum
Hierarchical/top-down
Equality/Network
Schools today
Sudbury school
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Formal vs. natural learning
WHATHOW
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Genuine context
Play
Talk
Game
Carry-
ing out
taskEx
plor
e
Dec
ide
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Theory of motivation
Follow goals set out for you
Follow your own goals
Extrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation
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The freedom concept
Option choice Action choice
ResponsibilityNo Responsibility
Conditional
Freedom True
Freedom
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Self-determination
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Sudbury Valley School
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Characteristics of a Sudbury school (1)
Equality
Students are fully responsible for their life and actions
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Characteristics of a Sudbury school (2)
Natural learning environment
Age mixing (4 to 19)
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The future of learning…
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Reshape thinking
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The paradox of freedom
in the Netherlands
Constitution – Freedom of Education
A Sudbury school based on true freedom cannot exist under the current legislation and inspectorate practices, despite the long evidence-based tradition of this educational concept.
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Newschool.nu: www.newschool.nu
Sudbury Valley School: www.sudval.org
European Democratic Education Community: www.eudec.org